Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) in Belgium
Belgium: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) in Belgium, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in Belgium is 0 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in Belgium peaked at 0 kt per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 9th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 6.7× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -29.4% | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More climate change data for Belgium
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 143.51 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,597 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 235.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,004 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 993.72 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.75 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in Belgium?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in Belgium was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches)?
- Belgium ranks 9th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.